Dianne Brill is a fashion designer, model, author, and former

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. Brill was a fixture in the 1980s downtown club scene in

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deemed her the "Queen of the Night".

Life and career

Brill was born in

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, and at the age of 19, she moved to

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, where she became a promoter with Estée Lauder. In the early 1980s, Brill moved to New York City and became involved in the city's nightlife. She was married to German nightlife impresario Rudolf Piper, who was the owner of

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. Her club life is discussed in the book '' Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland'' and the work ''Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland'' (later becoming the film '' Party Monster''). Following her life in New York, Brill became an author. In 1992, she released the book ''Boobs, Boys and High Heels, or How to Get Dressed in Just Under Six Hours'', in which she shares her beauty tips and gives fashion and romance advice. In the 1990s, Brill married German film producer Peter Völkle, with whom she has three children, and they relocated to Germany.

Books

* Brill, Dianne (1992). ''Boobs, Boys and High Heels, or How to Get Dressed in Just Under Six Hours''. Penguin Books. .

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brill, Dianne American fashion designers American women fashion designers People from Tampa, Florida Female models from Florida 20th-century American non-fiction writers 1958 births Living people 20th-century American women 21st-century American women